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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... markets, Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd will announce its fourth quarter and full year results, while automotive brake company Pacifica Group Ltd will update investors on its first half year. Meanwhile, diversified industrial company Programmed ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2007
... derailed by this. "The results season will be very solid... It will be very good and it's to be hoped that it does put a brake on these falls. It will help. I just hope it helps enough." Despite continued strength in metals prices overnight, the miners ...

Winds continue to favour private equity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
Private equity deals look set to enjoy favourable environmental conditions for some time yet with more successful deals likely, according to van Eyk, although the sector may not be suitable to retail investors. Nigel Douglas, van Eyk investment strategist ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was weaker at noon today after a central bank interest rate rise put the brakes on the bourse's recent rally to record highs. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 24.5 points lower at 5467.1, while the all ordinaries ...

US Clean Tech opportunities opened to local market

Macquarie Funds Management will provide local institutional investors access to its new private equity vehicle - a clean technology fund with a predominant focus on North America. Growing consumer demand and corporate acceptance of renewable energy ...

Brakes applied to investment property mortgage market

Market analyst Datamonitor has produced a report showing the outstanding growth in the investment property mortgage market is beginning to slow. Lending commitments for investment properties have nearly tripled in the last five years reaching a level ...

Aon signs three for $50 million boost

... the group's funds under administration. Singapore Airlines, multi-national shipping company 'K' Line and Ballarar based brake pad manufacturer Bendix Mintex have each signed with Aon despite the fact each used different tender consultants to choose a ...

Oil prices set to push September quarter CPI up

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2004
Rising oil prices are expected to push the inflation rate higher today, giving the Reserve Bank a clearer sign of whether it should keep the brakes on interest rates. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will publish September quarter consumer ...

Market Wrap

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, erasing the previous session's losses, as investors anticipated upbeat comments on the economy from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony on Wednesday. The Dow was lifted by manufacturer 3M Co., which raised ...

RBA decision takes economists by surprise

The RBA's decision to increase the official cash rate by 25 basis points to five percent has come as a surprise and shock to many, but the overall view is that the central bank is essentially easing its foot off the accelerator rather than slamming ...